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Food additives data book - wordpres

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Preservatives 770<br />

NAME: Methyl-4-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt<br />

CATEGORY: Antimicrobial preservative<br />

FOOD USE: Bakery products (cakes, crusts, pastries, toppings, fillings)/ Soft drinks/ Fish (marinated, smoked,<br />

jellied)/ Flavour extracts/ Fruit products/ Gelatin, jams, jellies/ Preserves/ Malt extracts/ Olives/<br />

Pickles/ Salad dressings/ Syrups/ Wines<br />

SYNONYMS: E219/ Sodium methyl para-hydroxybenzoate<br />

FORMULA: NaO C6H4 CO2 CH3<br />

MOLECULAR MASS: 174<br />

FUNCTION IN FOODS: Antimicrobial preservative – especially effective against bacteria and fungi at around neutral pH<br />

TECHNOLOGY OF USE IN FOODS: pH optimum is 3–8. Parabens are often used as blends, e.g. methyl and propyl at a ratio of 2–3 to 1.<br />

Dissolve initially in water, ethanol, propylene glycol or the food itself. Hot water is recommended.<br />

Parabens can also be dry-blended with other dry ingredients<br />

LEGISLATION: USA: UK and EUROPE: CANADA:<br />

Not permitted Permitted in certain foods Permitted in certain foods<br />

REFERENCE: Davidson, P. M., and Branen, A. L. (1993) Antimicrobials in <strong>Food</strong>s, Second Edition. Marcel Dekker,<br />

New York.

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